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The Toho Kong Appreciation Thread
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:05 pmby akuash
I just got finished watching the great "King Kong Vs. Godzilla" and I would like to let everyone know that I do not hate the way King Kong looked in this movie. Whew!!! I finally admitted it. I'm a closet Toho Kong fan. Maybe It's because I grew up with this movie and have come to accept it's shaggy design and lack of emotion. Who know, but I do enjoy watching it and prefer this suit over the horrible one used in "King Kong Escapes". Anyone else share these thoughts? Or am I alone on this one?
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:09 pmby Trenton Fella
I liked the movie (but will never love it) but I haven't seen it in years....and more than likely stay that way since I don't have a vcr anymore (I have it on tape not dvd). And I hated the Kong suit (but the one in King Kong Escapes is even worst lol). But yea it's a good movie.
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:00 pmby SparkieGojira
I agree with you, Akuash! You are not alone! The Toho Kong Mark 1, despite the immobile face (Which a fun puppet helps to make up for!) still has that patented Toho "cool" in the over all design! It's far more memorable than then two or three more animate Gorilla suits that pop up in every western Ape movie in the 50's and 60's...all because the design is so much more interesting.
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:11 pmby Xenorama
I like both Kong suits just fine. True, they are not the best, but with movies this fun, who cares?
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:13 pmby CyHunter
I'm sorry...I just don't see it. The face looked like like a paper mache mask I made in 2nd grade, and the fur looked like it came off the old carpet of an insurance office. And why did his arm length change? When he has the "extention" arms they look terribly floppy.
And of course, the "real time" photography they used in that movie didn't help matters. All around, the G and KK suits did not seem up to par.
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:21 pmby Brendosaurus
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:24 pmby SparkieGojira
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:59 pmby Kaiju Eiga
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:10 pmby Xenorama
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:16 pmby Outkaster
It will never be the same as the American one. Just won't happen. I love the Japenese monster films and even like that fight scene between Godzilla and Kong but Ihave to side with the American one. It is just a part of our history.
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:20 pmby musukogoji
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:28 pmby CyHunter
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 10:37 pmby Kingugoji70
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Wed Aug 27, 2003 5:44 amby OtiGoji
Re: The Toho Kong Appreciation Thread
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Fri Sep 05, 2003 3:01 pmby ebirahsmeg1
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Fri Sep 05, 2003 5:01 pmby Xenorama
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Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:55 pmby musukogoji
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Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:36 amby Outkaster
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Sat Sep 06, 2003 11:31 amby musukogoji
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Sat Sep 06, 2003 1:39 pmby anguirus23
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Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:26 amby Outkaster
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Sat Sep 27, 2003 3:04 pmby mosugoji1964
Re: The Toho Kong Appreciation Thread
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Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:50 amby Gfan54
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Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:01 pmby akuash
I think the reason that I like it is because I grew up watching this movie over and over again on an old grainy looking TV. It's hard to overcome nostalgia.
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Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:15 pmby Garasharp K7
I like both suits, though I thought the one in 'King Kong escapes' didn't look the best in the water, with that big head an' all.
I love Toho's Kong - he doesn't look as cool as the original, (but then again, what does?) but he still has a lotta soul.
Gotta love that scene where he stuffs the tree down Godzilla's throat! And when 'Zilla sneezes it right back at 'im, Kong does this "oh, you're gonna get it now" gesture. Classic!